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Benjamin Franklin
Age: 84 †
Born: 1706
Born: January 17
Died: 1790
Died: April 17
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Two passions have powerful influence on the affairs of men: the love of power and the love of money.
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While we may not be able to control all that happens to us, we can control what happens inside us.
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A little neglect may breed great mischief.
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The eye of the master will do more work than both his hands.
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Hear reason, or she'll make you feel her.
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Be in general virtuous, and you will be happy. At least, you will by such conduct, stand the best chance for such consequences.
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Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody.
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Life's Tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late.
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I scarce ever heard or saw the introductory words, Without vanity I may say, etc., but some vain thing immediately followed.
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All wars are follies, very expensive and very mischievous ones. In my opinion, there never was a good war or a bad peace. When will mankind be convinced and agree to settle their difficulties by arbitration?
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Beware of the young doctor and the old barber.
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Strict punctuality is a cheap virtue.
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In the affairs of this world, men are saved not by faith, but by the want of it.
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Who has deceived thee as oft as thyself.
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Who is wise? He that learns from everyone.
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There are two ways to increase your wealth. Increase your means or decrease your wants. The best is to do both at the same time.
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In going on with these Experiments, how many pretty systems do we build, which we soon find ourselves oblig'd to destroy! If there is no other Use discover'd of Electricity, this, however, is something considerable, that it may help to make a vain Man humble.
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Remember that credit is money.
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Neither a Fortress nor a Maidenhead will hold out long after they begin to parley.
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The securest place is a prison cell, but there is no liberty
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